Post 9xTu2ovzZvach20F6G by Algot@mastodon.art
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(DIR) Post #9xTZ1jn17goPPTRn0a by Algot@mastodon.art
2020-07-26T11:05:26Z
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Embroidery #Wordplay is a simple #wordsearch #puzzle with one answer. Start with one of the letters with a gray background and move to the next letter, but only horizontal or vertical from where you start. No diagonals - each square just once.Please use DM or CW to give answers to let everyone enjoy the search!Starting with one of the letters in agray square, find the hidden word.Next letter horizontal or vertical fromthe first. No diagonals.No square may be used again.Minimum 7 letters
(DIR) Post #9xTaBFnLb5gJEVhf7I by ColinTheMathmo@mathstodon.xyz
2020-07-26T11:14:14Z
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@Algot When confronted by one of these combinatorial style puzzles I find my first reaction is to think about how I might write a program to solve it.This time I got the (an?) answer before I had time to properly formulate the problem ...
(DIR) Post #9xTaBGCW5VoYUZTlLc by Algot@mastodon.art
2020-07-26T11:18:17Z
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@ColinTheMathmo Do tell!These puzzles are hand made. I once had a book which discussed the writing of a program to help automate the creation of multiple-word wordsearch puzzles.I read part of it, but was in a phase of NOT writing programs for fun, so gave up on it.If you do come up with a puzzle solver, please share!
(DIR) Post #9xTaFBPhpRkcnqWE8u by adz@mastodon.technology
2020-07-26T11:15:11Z
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@Algot NANARCHY. A system of government run by radical grandmothers.
(DIR) Post #9xTaFCGWf40BRfEPTM by Algot@mastodon.art
2020-07-26T11:19:05Z
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@adz You got me there!😁
(DIR) Post #9xTasumv3sn6p5K2m8 by ColinTheMathmo@mathstodon.xyz
2020-07-26T11:21:21Z
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@Algot I doubt it would be clever or interesting. I was idly considering a dead simple back-tracking, early abort by dictionary lookup, depth-first search.The puzzles are a nice diversion, writing code to solve them would be "a thing", but after dong that, not sure I would then have gained anything useful.
(DIR) Post #9xTasvUsQRx91Pt9I8 by Algot@mastodon.art
2020-07-26T11:26:17Z
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@ColinTheMathmo That's true.Sometimes a programming the solution to a "problem" is merely an academic exercise.
(DIR) Post #9xTb95J9iTwq5E6w8O by Algot@mastodon.art
2020-07-26T11:29:13Z
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@ColinTheMathmo In the case of this "one-word" puzzle, the effort would far exceed the value.Your solution might be more useful as a way to explore multi-word word search puzzles...especially to ensure a complete answer key, since it might be that the puzzle designer would not recognize ALL the buried words beyond the ones they intended.
(DIR) Post #9xTbOn15UWEFzF9GCG by ColinTheMathmo@mathstodon.xyz
2020-07-26T11:28:29Z
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@Algot What might be interesting is to encode in one of these grids as many dead ends as possible. Have loads of 5 and 6 letter words, and a unique 7 or 8 letter word.But simply having dead-ends does not necessarily make in interesting puzzle. The question of what *does* make an interesting puzzle is still hotly debated.
(DIR) Post #9xTbOnOq4DEBAuGEDY by Algot@mastodon.art
2020-07-26T11:32:02Z
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@ColinTheMathmo I'm not entirely convinced that these "embroidery" puzzles are good puzzles, but they are easy enough to create that I've taken to them.
(DIR) Post #9xTd5giWt5wmr8UHFg by ColinTheMathmo@mathstodon.xyz
2020-07-26T11:36:32Z
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@Algot I think they're a nice diversion. Being easy to create is a real bonus.Do you have code to find all possible solutions, and thus to verify uniqueness?
(DIR) Post #9xTd5hO0Ot7kvltOts by Algot@mastodon.art
2020-07-26T11:50:59Z
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@ColinTheMathmo No.These mostly come off the top of my head. I've had a few with unintended and unexpected double solutions.These are not a job for me, but a pleasant effort, a bit more than a pastime.I appreciate the work of professional puzzle makers, but don't have the desire to be one.
(DIR) Post #9xTducT8RU3sRtZZhI by ColinTheMathmo@mathstodon.xyz
2020-07-26T11:55:39Z
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@Algot I can imagine the occasional unexpected extra solution might come as a surprise. Is it unpleasant? Pleasant? Annoying? Uninteresting?Having said that, not sure what I would do with your answer ...
(DIR) Post #9xTduePJEgBoSbnY0m by Algot@mastodon.art
2020-07-26T12:00:08Z
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@ColinTheMathmo In the case that an extra valid word does not start with a gray letter, it is a pleasant "aside". It would bother me to overlook a valid answer beginning with one of the marked starter letters.I would consider that a faulty puzzle, one I had inadequately checked before hitting the "toot" button.For what it's worth, aside from the archive I've put on my own web site, the fediverse is the only place these get out to the public.
(DIR) Post #9xThil72sYolbAqARk by aaribaud@mastodon.art
2020-07-26T12:42:53Z
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@Algot Followed the letters randomly, found ANARCHY
(DIR) Post #9xThsZgAFAAl29wnb6 by Algot@mastodon.art
2020-07-26T12:44:35Z
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@aaribaud That is the answer I expected.I wonder if anarchy is considered to be random.
(DIR) Post #9xTiNnQVBHyueDVcy8 by CountZero@octodon.social
2020-07-26T12:47:54Z
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@Algot ANARCHY (in the UK!)😜
(DIR) Post #9xTiNo72d80cm9PbH6 by Algot@mastodon.art
2020-07-26T12:50:13Z
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@CountZero Correct answer.No pun is ever unwelcome.
(DIR) Post #9xTiz029GqHQSkrFnk by aaribaud@mastodon.art
2020-07-26T12:57:01Z
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@Algot Depends on who you ask, I'm afraid.And yes, I *am* aware that anarchy is just the absence of higher, pyramidal authority, not the absence of laws. :)
(DIR) Post #9xTu2lCrRGhr8Breq0 by ColinTheMathmo@mathstodon.xyz
2020-07-26T13:44:01Z
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@Algot Would you be interested in having them touted to a wider audience?
(DIR) Post #9xTu2ovzZvach20F6G by Algot@mastodon.art
2020-07-26T15:00:48Z
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@ColinTheMathmo That would be just fine.I do hope that others find them interesting. I enjoy these Sunday morning interactions with fediverse friends.Sharing is good.
(DIR) Post #9xUHcSSZITMmc7fAxc by andinus@tilde.zone
2020-07-26T19:13:54Z
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@Algot Anarchy :flan_writing: This one was easy!
(DIR) Post #9xUHcTMZwEAZPpruGO by Algot@mastodon.art
2020-07-26T19:25:06Z
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@andinus Good.Glad you got it.And that I ranked it right.